Sharyn McCrumb is an NY Times bestselling author best known for her Ballad Novel Series. The first in her NASCAR Series, St Dale was a VA Book of the Year.

Adam Edwards is a NASCAR/ARCA driver with experience in teaching racing and in promotion. They met on Sharyn's St Dale tour when she was writing the second book, Once Around the Track, and he became her "go-to-guy" on things racing. This relationship led to their first co-authored novel, Faster Pastor.